Reason was joined by City Journal for a lively, thought-provoking discussion. The resolution: “Legalize all drugs.”  Reason’s Billy Binion and Jacob Sullum argued for the affirmative, while City Journal’s Charles Fain Lehman and Rafael Mangual argued for the negative. The debate was moderated by Reason‘s Peter Suderman. The discussion was recorded in front of a live audience at […]
Justice Clarence Thomas has a mixed record when it comes to freedom of speech. Sometimes, Thomas will write an opinion that leaves First Amendment advocates cheering. But other times, he will write one that leaves the same advocates scowling. Friday was a scowling sort of day. Writing for a 6-3 Supreme Court majority in Free […]
In the recently concluded Democratic primary for New York City mayor, state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious, beating out former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, among others, for the nomination. One proposal that galvanized both supporters and opponents was Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores—one in each borough. In a campaign video, he called the […]
It’s Trump v. CASA, Inc.; Sam was cited extremely heavily (16 times by my count). The post Congratulations to Sam Bray Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, […]
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. This week, a federal judge granted IJ clients a temporary restraining order in our third case challenging new federal rules for money-services businesses along the Mexican border—rules that will drown honest people in paperwork […]
The Justice Department is proceeding with plans to revive a moribund relief process for people who have lost their Second Amendment rights as a result of criminal convictions. The department’s FY 2026 budget proposal, published earlier this month, includes funds for a Firearm Rights Restoration Initiative within the Office of the Pardon Attorney. That is […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using a smartphone app to identify people based on an image of their fingerprints or face, 404 Media reported Thursday, based on a review of internal ICE emails. The expanding and repurposing of this sophisticated technology, ordinarily used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when people are entering […]
The first case of a person being arrested for attempting to challenge Florida’s antitrans bathroom law has been tossed out of court after state prosecutors missed filing deadlines. Marcy Rheintgen, a 20-year-old transgender college student, was arrested in March for washing her hands in the women’s restroom of the Florida Statehouse in Tallahassee. She was […]
What are the First Amendment rights of minors? You might imagine two extreme positions: Minors have the same rights as adults. Friendly amendment: Restrictions on their rights have to be judged under the same tests (such as “strict scrutiny”) applicable to restrictions on adults’ rights, even if the tests might sometimes practically play out slightly […]
Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Monday that Anthropic did not violate the Copyright Act by training its large language model (LLM) on copyrighted books so long as those books were legally acquired. This case is one of many filed against artificial intelligence (AI) companies for […]